The Setup tab contains the following sections:
You can also select the following:
Machine full part (or just the faces that you specify.)
Tooltips
Tooltips contain useful information on the purpose and use of features within the ‘General' tab. To see a tooltip, just hover over a feature.
For more details on each of the above features, see below
Machining mode
Depending on which Machining mode is selected, the layout of the ‘Setup’ section changes, as shown in the following side-by-side screenshots.
Layout if the ‘3 Axis’ Machining mode is selected
Layout if the ‘3+2 Axis’ Machining mode is selected
Machining mode choices
As can be seen from the above screenshots, CAM Assist provides the following Machining mode choices:
3 Axis - no other machine mode configuration is required.
3+2 Axis - if selected then a Machining directionDirection is required:
Aligned to X, Y, Z axes - the tool orientation used to create toolpath strategies can only come from the +X, -X, +Y, -Y, and +Z axes.
User defined - the tool orientation comes from the orientation specified by the user in the Target setup(s) within CAM Assist.
Automatic - automatic 3+2 strategies are only available for evaluation through participation in CloudNC’s ‘Early Access Beta Program'.
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For detailed step-by-step instructions on using all four choices, see Machining modes in the 'How-to Guides' section. |